Charles B Winkelman

Military
media-38498.jpeg UPL 38498 Aviation Cadet Winkleman. 1943. Lemoore, California.

Lemoore 43-B yearbook.

Object Number - UPL 38498 - Aviation Cadet Winkleman. 1943. Lemoore, California.

Shot down 3 September 1943 in B-17 42-30035 'Torchy. ' Evaded.

On a mission to the Renault Works in Paris vision was obscured and collided with another aircraft.

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Units served with

Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A bomber crew of the 100th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30035) nicknamed "Torchy". Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp], 'Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau ' [stamp], '280032.' [Censor No]. Printed caption on reverse: 'Men who made shuttle-bombing raid on Regensburg, Associated Press Photo shows, left to right: Sgt Jas. M. Joh
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Pasadena Nena aka Torchy
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Des Plaines, Illinois 16 September 1922

Died

9 February 1988

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey p.264;
Lemoore 43-B yearbook.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, son Arthur Winkelman

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